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It’s not about headlines. It’s not about acclaim. Our firm
has often found itself in the public eye for some of the most notable
cases in the U.S.—the Flint Water Crisis lawsuits, the defense of
Dr. Jack Kevorkian, and many others—but we have also fought in thousands
of cases that no one ever heard about. We fight just as hard for those
cases because every verdict
represents a person’sfuture, their life. Every client who comes to us needs an ally. Fieger Law takes that role
seriously.

As you can see below, our resources, our experience, and our refusal to
back down has resulted in massive results for our clients. When they needed
support, when they needed a lawyer who wouldn’t stop fighting for
them, they turned to Fieger Law—and we didn’t let them down.
Combined, our verdicts and settlements equal hundreds of millions of dollars
for clients.

Call 1-800-A-WINNER and find out what we can do for you.

$144,500,000

Birth Injury

A $144.5 million verdict obtained by Fieger Law in 2011 is the largest
ever awarded in a medical malpractice case in the nation.

A $144.5 million verdict obtained by Fieger Law in 2011 is the largest
ever awarded in a medical malpractice case in the nation. Geoffrey Fieger,
with help from Fieger Law Counsel Jack Beam, procured the award on behalf
of a Macomb Township family in a tragic birth trauma case against William
Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak. The verdict came in Oakland County Circuit
Court on Oct. 18 in front of Judge Rudy J. Nichols. Fieger Law represented
the family of Markell VanSlembrouck, a 15-year-old who sustained serious
injuries during her birth at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak. Fieger
argued that doctors should have ordered a C-section for Markell’s
mother, Kimberly VanSlembrouk, and that the hospital’s negligence
caused a traumatic birth, which resulted in Markell’s severe cerebral
palsy. Now a teenager, Markell can’t walk or talk and needs constant
care. Her parents assist her 24 hours a day, helping with every aspect
of her life, from eating and dressing to bathing. After a three week trial
and three days of deliberation, the jury awarded Fieger’s client
$144 million. “Ninety-eight percent of this verdict is economic
damages required to care for Markell for the rest of her life. It’s
$12 per hour, 24 hours per day, for 77 years,” Fieger said, plus
lost earnings capacity starting in 2018, the year she would have graduated
from college. The verdict also includes noneconomic damages, capped at
$738,000 by law. “It’s been an emotional, long time,”
said Kimberly VanSlembrouck, mother of Markell VanSlembrouck. “It’s
not about getting rich — it’s about helping a poor baby that
didn’t ask for this.”

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$135,000,000

Medical Malpractice

Wayne County Jury Awards $135 Million Malpractice Verdict Against DMC

Largest Verdict In The USA for 2018
Fieger hails jurors as heroes

Nationally known trial lawyer, Geoffrey Fieger, announced today that a
Wayne County jury, sitting in the courtroom of Judge Brian Sullivan, after
a 2 week trial, returned a verdict on Monday, July 2, 2018 against the
Detroit Medical Center, totaling $135 Million Dollars as a result of crippling

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$56,500,000

Police Misconduct

Geoffrey Fieger recently won the largest verdict in Indiana history in
the case of Moreland v Dieter et al.

$56.5 million verdict – Moreland v. St Joseph County, et al, U.S.
District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, Case No 3:99 CV-607-PS
(2002) (jail death)

Geoffrey Fieger recently won the largest verdict in Indiana history in
the case of Moreland v Dieter et al. A jury awarded the $56.5 million
verdict May 9, 2002 on a civil rights claim involving a death in a jail
cell. Christopher Moreland, 30, was arrested in the early morning of Oct.
5, 1997 for suspicion of driving while intoxicated. While he was housed
in the St. Joseph County Jail in South Bend, a jailer sprayed him in the
face with the powerful OC 10, known to be 10 times stronger than pepper
spray. The jailers also choked him and slammed his head against a concrete
bench. Testimony revealed that two other jail deputies then took Moreland
to the showers where they doused him with hot water, magnifying the effect
of the OC 10, then restrained him and sprayed him again in the face. Then,
they threw him back into the showers causing him to hit his head and suffer
a subdural hematoma. Moreland, naked and unconscious, was later pronounced
dead. The deputies were acquitted of federal criminal charges, but Moreland’s
family hired Fieger Law to file a civil suit. The firm sued deputies and
the county jail, alleging they violated Moreland’s civil rights
under Section 1983 of the Civil Rights Act. A jury agreed and awarded
a record $56.5 million verdict.

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$53,000,000

Birth Injury

In 2016, Geoffrey Fieger, along with co-counsel Jack Beam, won this record-setting
jury verdict in the case of Isaiah Ewing vs. University of Chicago Hospital.

Isaiah was born with a severe brain injury after suffering 12 hours of
fetal distress due to the negligence of medical staff, who later mounted
a cover-up. The medical malpractice verdict is the largest ever in Cook
County, Ill. and will ensure Isaiah's medical costs are covered for
the rest of his life.

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$40,000,000

Medical Malpractice

Attorney Geoffrey Nels Fieger is recognized for the top jury verdict of
the year, $40 million in the medical malpractice case of the Estate of
Terrea Holly v. Detroit Receiving Hospital and Detroit Medical Center.

During the 8-day trial in front of the Hon. Annette J. Berry in Wayne County
Circuit Court, Fieger argued that had doctors conducted their care within
the accepted standard, and had Holly been properly treated with anticoagulants
on Oct. 17, 2013, the 26-year-old would not have suffered the massive
pulmonary embolism that killed her the following day.

The jury deliberated for three hours before returning the verdict.

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$30,000,000

Medical Malpractice

Geoffrey Fieger won a record verdict of $30 million in Lexington County,
South Carolina for the family of Dr. Asif Sheikh.

Geoffrey Fieger won a record verdict of $30 million in Lexington County,
South Carolina for the family of Dr. Asif Sheikh. The jury found that
Lexington Medical Center negligently caused Dr. Sheikh’s death after
routine knee surgery by administering an overdose of narcotics and failing
to monitor his vital signs.

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$30,000,000

Vehicle Accidents

Geoffrey Fieger won a $30 million jury verdict for the family of a 35-year-old
man who was killed when a Dearborn parking meter attendant took the law
into his own hands.

Geoffrey Fieger won a $30 million jury verdict for the family of a 35-year-old
man who was killed when a Dearborn parking meter attendant took the law
into his own hands. Agron Seiko, 20, was given a Dearborn police car to
drive during his shift as a meter maid on Feb. 17, 2003. While driving
the car, Seiko heard over the radio that Dearborn police were pursuing
a stolen vehicle several miles from where he was. Suddenly deciding to
play cop, Seiko began racing through the city at speeds approaching 100
miles an hour to reach the scene of the crime. As he sped down Rotunda
Drive around 4:30 p.m., carelessly plowing through red lights, Ford Motor
Company employees were just leaving work. William Vesper Owen IV, 35,
was among them. A computer engineer for many years at Ford, Owen was pulling
out of the Ford parking lot on a green light. As he proceeded to make
a left hand turn on Rotunda, Seiko struck him at nearly 60 miles per hour.
Owen died a slow, painful death. Seiko was convicted of negligent homicide
after being charged with manslaughter. Geoffrey Fieger filed suit against
the City of Dearborn in February 2003. The city’s insurer, AIG,
refused to settle the suit on the advice of its attorneys, who claimed
that Michigan Appellate Courts would never allow the plaintiff’s
verdict to stand. The suit went before the Honorable Michael Callahan
of the Wayne County Circuit Court in July. The 10-day trial was resolved
July 28, when the jury announced its verdict of $25 million. With interest,
the verdict will total in excess of $30 million. Fieger said it’s
a shame that city residents will have to pay out of their own pockets
for the tragic accident. “The taxpayers of the City of Dearborn
should tar and feather AIG Insurance Company and its attorneys. Dearborn
is insured in the amount of $12 million. The case could have been settled.
Instead, after paying for its insurance, the taxpayers will be stuck with
a $20 million excess verdict,” Fieger said. “It is shocking
that this occurred, but it is the result of the insurance company’s
belief that they own the Michigan Supreme Court.”

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$30,000,000

Vehicle Accidents

Geoffrey Fieger won a verdict of $30 million in the case of Mary Curry,
who was slammed five years ago by a Ryder Truck while she was stopped
for a presidential motorcade.

Geoffrey Fieger won a verdict of $30 million in the case of Mary Curry,
who was slammed five years ago by a Ryder Truck while she was stopped
for a presidential motorcade. One friend in the car died in the accident,
and Curry was severely injured.

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$30,000,000

Birth Injury

A Cuyahoga County jury held in favor of a brain-damaged 17-year-old boy
and slammed a doctor and hospital with a $30 million medical malpractice
verdict – the largest ever awarded in the county.

A Cuyahoga County jury held in favor of a brain-damaged 17-year-old boy
and slammed a doctor and hospital with a $30 million medical malpractice
verdict – the largest ever awarded in the county. Walter Hollins
of Cleveland, who has the mental capacity of a 1-year-old, clapped when
the verdict was announced, but couldn’t comprehend the historic
event unfolding in Judge Robert Lawther’s courtroom. The panel of
four men and four women decided 6-2 that Dr. Ronald Jordan and the medical
staff at the now-defunct Mt. Sinai Medical Center were negligent at the
boy’s birth Jan. 29, 1987. Witnesses testified that Harris waited
for more than two hours to receive an emergency Caesarean section, during
which time the flow of oxygen was cut off to Walter’s brain. The
majority of jurors found that the doctor and hospital staff shared responsibility
for Walter’s injuries, which include cerebral palsy and no use of
his arms or legs. His condition is incurable. Attorney Geoffrey Fieger
had asked the jury for $35 million in damages to pay for round-the-clock
nursing care for Walter, future surgeries, lost earnings and pain and
suffering. “If I were the defense, I don’t think I would have
taken me on in the first place,” said Fieger, who called the circumstances
of Walter’s birth some of the most horrific he had ever seen. The
majority of the jurors agreed. Although Mt. Sinai no longer exists, a
$77 million insurance fund remains to be tapped for damages, Fieger said.

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$30,000,000

Personal Injury

Outnumbered by men 80 to 1, a female millwright suffered abuse for years
at Daimler Chrysler.

Outnumbered by men 80 to 1, a female millwright suffered abuse for years
at Daimler Chrysler. Geoffrey Fieger won a $30 million judgment against
the automaker in the sexual harassment case. This is the largest single
sexual harassment verdict in U.S. history.

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$28,000,000

Police Misconduct

In 2008, Fieger Law won the largest verdict in Pennsylvania history on
behalf of a 12-year-old boy shot by police.

Hickenbottom v Nassan, U.S. District Court for the Western District of
Pennsylvania, Case No. 03-223 (police misconduct/excessive force)

In 2008, Fieger Law won the largest verdict in Pennsylvania history on
behalf of a 12-year-old boy shot by police. A federal jury awarded $28
million in damages to the family of Michael Ellerbe, a Uniontown, Pennsylvania
boy who was intentionally shot in the back on Christmas Eve in 2002 by
two state troopers. The boy, who was driving a stolen SUV, was unarmed.
It was the first wrongful death verdict against Pennsylvania State Police
in recent memory and the largest payment ever imposed against the agency.
“This is an American child who was shot in the back in broad daylight,
and it was covered up,” Geoffrey Fieger said, applauding the jury’s
decision. “It means that justice still exists.”

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$26,000,000

Medical Malpractice

Geoffrey Fieger won a $26 million verdict in a case involving an infant
whose hypoglycemia went untreated at Washington Hospital, Washington, Penn.

Geoffrey Fieger won a $26 million verdict in a case involving an infant
whose hypoglycemia went untreated at Washington Hospital, Washington,
Penn. All the baby needed was a thimble full of sugar water. Instead,
it was left to suffer brain damage, and will need life-long, around-the-clock
care. This was the largest verdict in western Pennsylvania history.

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$25,000,000

Police Misconduct

A Wayne County Jury awarded $25,000,000 to the family of William Owen.

A Wayne County Jury awarded $25,000,000 to the family of William Owen,
after a trial in which Geoffrey Fieger proved a parking enforcement officer
for the City of Dearborn was grossly negligent when his police car struck
a car driven by Mr. Owen.

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$25,000,000

Additional Practice Areas

A Wayne County Circuit Court jury awarded Fieger Law $25 million to a 24-year-old
Detroit man who was injured while working at a National Steel Corp. –
now U.S. Steel Corp. – mill on Zug Island in 2003.

A Wayne County Circuit Court jury awarded Fieger Law $25 million to a
24-year-old Detroit man who was injured while working at a National Steel
Corp. – now U.S. Steel Corp. – mill on Zug Island in 2003.
Jerry Ashley, who was hired to work in the mill to shovel steel shavings,
was crushed under a 10-ton steel wall that fell on March 17, 2003, causing
brain damage and other injuries, Fieger said. Fieger touted the verdict
for his client as one of the largest of the year.

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$25,000,000

Additional Practice Areas

In 1999, Geoffrey Fieger obtained a $25 million jury verdict for the family
of Scott Amedure against The Jenny Jones Show and Warner Brothers in the
Oakland County Circuit Court.

In 1999, Geoffrey Fieger obtained a $25 million jury verdict for the family
of Scott Amedure against The Jenny Jones Show and Warner Brothers in the
Oakland County Circuit Court. In that case-which was nationally televised
daily by Court TV and referred to as The Jenny Jones case, Scott Amedure
was shot and killed three days after appearing on the Jenny Jones show
where he was enticed to reveal a “secret crush” that he had
on his friend Jonathan Schmidt. The jury found that The Jenny Jones Show
was negligent in the manner in which they deceived the show guests and
incited strong emotional reactions to be revealed on live TV only to push
their guests out the door once the lights and cameras were turned off.
Upon returning to Detroit, Schmidt was so humiliated by the manner in
which the show was conducted that he shot and killed Amedure in cold blood.

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$23,500,000

Birth Injury

Attorney Geoffrey Fieger anounced that a Cook County Jury, in the courtroom
of Judge Lorna E. Propes, awarded a verdict against Presence St. Joseph
Hospital for $23.5 Million Dollars, on behalf of a brain-damaged child.

$1,250,000

Additional Practice Areas

$1,250,000.00

Medical Malpractice

Medical Malpractice

Attorney Geoffrey N. Fieger

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$1,182,500.00

Police Misconduct

Police Brutality

James S. Craig

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$1,100,000

Additional Practice Areas

6-year-old Robert Turner called 911 after his mother passed out and fell
to the ground. Defendant Nichols, a 911 emergency service operator with
the City of Detroit, was terminated for failing to respond to the call.
Robert was trapped in the room while his mother died.

Attorney Geoffrey N. Fieger

Attorney James J. Harrington IV

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$1,080,000

Additional Practice Areas

Plaintiff struck while walking in crosswalk.

Attorney Geoffrey N. Fieger

Todd J. Weglarz

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$1,075,000

Vehicle Accidents

Auto Negligence

Todd J. Weglarz

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$1,037,500

Additional Practice Areas

Negligence

Attorney James J. Harrington IV

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$1,000,000

Additional Practice Areas

Premise Liability

April N. Nason

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$1,000,000.00

Police Misconduct

Jail Death

Todd J. Weglarz

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$10,000,00.00

Birth Injury

Birth Trauma

Attorney Geoffrey N. Fieger

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$1,000,000

Vehicle Accidents

Auto Negligence

April N. Nason

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$1,000,000

Personal Injury

Negligence alleged in plaintiff’s death.

Attorney Geoffrey N. Fieger

April N. Nason

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$1,000,000.00

Vehicle Accidents

Plaintiff suffers life-altering injuries in crash.

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April N. Nason

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$136,700,000

Medical Malpractice

Geoffrey Fieger wins top verdict in Michigan for 2018

Attorney Geoffrey Fieger was recognized for earning the number one verdict
of the year — $136.7 million in a medical malpractice case —
in 2018 Million Dollar Verdicts & Settlements, an annual publication
by Michigan Lawyers Weekly.

The case involved a 10-year-old girl who underwent spinal fusion surgery
at Children’s Hospital of Michigan to correct scoliosis and a spinal
anomaly in 2011. After the surgery, she complained of tingling and numbness
in her hands and feet which progressed up her extremities, resulting in
decreased muscular function and loss of bladder and bowel control. A second
surgery was performed five days later resulting in further spinal cord
compression and complications. The following day, an urgent third surgery
removed the hardware installed in the previous procedures, but she was
left unable to walk normally, and with incontinence and loss of dexterity
in her right hand — in addition to severe depression, loss of earning
capacity, chronic pain and medical expenses — for the rest of her life.

On behalf of the plaintiffs, Fieger claimed negligence, gross negligence,
surgical errors, and failure to perform proper exams within 24 hours of
the onset of complications.

Following a 2-week jury trial before Judge Brian Sullivan in Wayne County
Circuit Court, the jury returned a verdict of $136.7 million on July 2,
in favor of the plaintiffs.

In addition to this top verdict, Geoffrey Fieger, his Partner James Harrington
!V, and the attorneys of Fieger Law in Southfield, Mich., earned 23 other
top verdicts and settlements in 2018, totalling more than $235 million,
according to the publication.

Other Fieger Law attorneys recognized in the special issue include Greg
Wix, Todd Weglarz, Chris Collis, David Dworetsky, Stephanie Arndt, James
Craig, James McCullen and Don Dawson.

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